![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Paul Snelgrove: A census of the ocean - TED.com
Oceanographer Paul Snelgrove shares the results of a ten-year project with one goal: to take a census of all the life in the oceans. He shares amazing photos of some of the surprising finds of the Census of Marine Life.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Svante Pääbo: DNA clues to our inner neanderthal - TED.com
Sharing the results of a massive, worldwide study, geneticist Svante Pääbo shows the DNA proof that early humans mated with Neanderthals after we moved out of Africa. (Yes, many of us have Neanderthal DNA.) He also shows how a tiny bone from a baby finger was enough to identify a whole new humanoid species.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; DNA; biology; evolution; science; 2011
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| Marco Tempest: Augmented reality, techno-magic - TED.com
Using sleight-of-hand techniques and charming storytelling, illusionist Marco Tempest brings a jaunty stick figure to life onstage at TEDGlobal.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; entertainment; magic; technology; 2011
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| Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex - TED.com
Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems -- and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In this sparkling talk from TEDGlobal 2011, he asks us to embrace our randomness and start making better mistakes.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; business; creativity; culture; society; 2011
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| Jessica Green: Are we filtering the wrong microbes? - TED.com
Should we keep the outdoors out of hospitals? Ecologist and TED Fellow Jessica Green has found that mechanical ventilation does get rid of many types of microbes, but the wrong kinds: the ones left in the hospital are much more likely to be pathogens.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; health; microbiology; science; 2011
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| Harald Haas: Wireless data from every light bulb - TED.com
What if every light bulb in the world could also transmit data? At TEDGlobal, Harald Haas demonstrates, for the first time, a device that could do exactly that. By flickering the light from a single LED, a change too quick for the human eye to detect, he can transmit far more data than a cellular tower -- and do it in a way that's more efficient, secure and widespread.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; Internet; invention; technology; 2011
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| Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0 - TED.com
What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Atheism 2.0 -- that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual and transcendence.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; atheism; culture; philosophy; religion; 2011
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| Sonaar Luthra: Meet the Water Canary - TED.com
After a crisis, how can we tell if water is safe to drink? Current tests are slow and complex, and the delay can be deadly, as in the cholera outbreak after Haiti's earthquake in 2010. TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra previews his design for a simple tool that quickly tests water for safety -- the Water Canary.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; design; development; technology; water; 2011
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| Robin Ince: Science versus wonder? - TED.com
Does science ruin the magic of life? In this grumpy but charming monologue, Robin Ince makes the argument against. The more we learn about the astonishing behavior of the universe -- the more we stand in awe.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; comedy; entertainment; science; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Ian Ritchie: The day I turned down Tim Berners-Lee - TED.com
Imagine it's late 1990, and you've just met a nice young man named Tim Berners-Lee, who starts telling you about his proposed system called the World Wide Web. Ian Ritchie was there. And ... he didn't buy it. A short story about information, connectivity and learning from mistakes.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; business; history; technology; web; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Malcolm Gladwell: The strange tale of the Norden bombsight - TED.com
Master storyteller Malcolm Gladwell tells the tale of the Norden bombsight, a groundbreaking piece of World War II technology with a deeply unexpected result.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; invention; war; 2011
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| Nathalie Miebach: Art made of storms - TED.com
Artist Nathalie Miebach takes weather data from massive storms and turns it into complex sculptures that embody the forces of nature and time. These sculptures then become musical scores for a string quartet to play.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; art; arts; data; visualizations; 2011
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| Lee Cronin: Making matter come alive - TED.com
Before life existed on Earth, there was just matter, inorganic dead "stuff." How improbable is it that life arose? And -- could it use a different type of chemistry? Using an elegant definition of life (anything that can evolve), chemist Lee Cronin is exploring this question by attempting to create a fully inorganic cell using a "Lego kit" of inorganic molecules -- no carbon -- that can assemble, replicate and compete.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; biology; life; nanoscale; science; 2011
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| Yves Rossy: Fly with the Jetman - TED.com
Strapped to a jet-powered wing, Yves Rossy is the Jetman -- flying free, his body as the rudder, above the Swiss Alps and the Grand Canyon. After a powerful short film shows how it works, Rossy takes the TEDGlobal stage to share the experience and thrill of flying.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; adventure; design; flight; technology; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Allan Jones: A map of the brain - TED.com
How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visually stunning talk, Allan Jones shows how his team is mapping which genes are turned on in each tiny region, and how it all connects up.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; brain; disease; science; technology; 2011
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| Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D - TED.com
Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in archival detail. (Watch to the end for a little demo.)
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; history; invention; technology; 2011
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| Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure - TED.com
Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; happiness; philosophy; psychology; science; 2011
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| Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar - TED.com
On any given day we're lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and counter-intuitive. Pamela Meyer, author of Liespotting, shows the manners and "hotspots" used by those trained to recognize deception -- and she argues honesty is a value worth preserving.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; culture; psychology; science; society; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Elizabeth Murchison: Fighting a contagious cancer - TED.com
What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands -- and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Elizabeth Murchison tells us how she's fighting to save the Taz, and what she's learning about all cancers from this unusual strain. Contains disturbing images of facial cancer.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; animals; biology; cancer; science; 2011
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| Danielle de Niese: A flirtatious aria - TED.com
Can opera be ever-so-slightly sexy? The glorious soprano Danielle de Niese shows how, singing the flirty "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss." Which, translated, means, as you might guess: "I kiss so hot." From Giuditta by Frans Lehár; accompanist: Ingrid Surgenor.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; arts; creativity; entertainment; sex; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better - TED.com
In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening." In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to other people and the world around you.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; arts; culture; sound; 2011
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| Lucianne Walkowicz: Finding planets around other stars - TED.com
How do we find planets -- even habitable planets -- around other stars? By looking for tiny dimming as a planet passes in front of its sun, TED Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz and the Kepler mission have found some 1,200 potential new planetary systems. With new techniques, they may even find ones with the right conditions for life.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; exploration; science; technology; universe; 2011
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| Maajid Nawaz: A global culture to fight extremism - TED.com
Why do transnational extremist organizations succeed where democratic movements have a harder time taking hold? Maajid Nawaz, a former Islamist extremist, asks for new grassroots stories and global social activism to spread democracy in the face of nationalism and xenophobia. A powerful talk from TEDGlobal 2011.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; culture; global issues; politics; 2011
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| Rebecca MacKinnon: Let's take back the Internet! - TED.com
In this powerful talk from TEDGlobal, Rebecca MacKinnon describes the expanding struggle for freedom and control in cyberspace, and asks: How do we design the next phase of the Internet with accountability and freedom at its core, rather than control? She believes the internet is headed for a "Magna Carta" moment when citizens around the world demand that their governments protect free speech and their right to connection.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; culture; politics; social media; 2011
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| Monika Bulaj: The hidden light of Afghanistan - TED.com
Photographer Monika Bulaj shares powerful, intimate images of Afghanistan -- of home life, of ritual, of men and women. Behind the headlines, what does the world truly know about this place?
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; arts; design; global issues; journalism; photography; storytelling; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains - TED.com
Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain creates the grace and agility of human motion.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; biology; brain; evolution; neurology; science; 2011
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| Julia Bacha: Pay attention to nonviolence - TED.com
In 2003, the Palestinian village of Budrus mounted a 10-month-long nonviolent protest to stop a barrier being built across their olive groves. Did you hear about it? Didn't think so. Brazilian filmmaker Julia Bacha asks why we only pay attention to violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict -- and not to the nonviolent leaders who may one day bring peace.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; arts; communication; compassion; entertainment; film; peace; violence; war; 2011
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| Paul Zak: Trust, morality -- and oxytocin - TED.com
What drives our desire to behave morally? Neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin (he calls it "the moral molecule") is responsible for trust, empathy and other feelings that help build a stable society.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; brain; culture; medicine; morality; science; 2011
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| Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies - TED.com
We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; culture; data; global issues; money; social change; visualizations; 2011
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| Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations - TED.com
Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities -- that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city's population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; biology; business; cities; complexity; math; science; 2011
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| Cynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives - TED.com
What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C. elegans. The lessons from that discovery, and others, are pointing to how we might one day significantly extend youthful human life.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; aging; biotech; genetics; medicine; science; technology; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Josette Sheeran: Ending hunger now - TED.com
Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN's World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war. Her vision: "Food is one issue that cannot be solved person by person. We have to stand together."
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; culture; economics; food; global issues; peace; politics; war; 2011
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| Jae Rhim Lee: My mushroom burial suit - TED.com
Here's a powerful provocation from artist Jae Rhim Lee. Can we commit our bodies to a cleaner, greener Earth, even after death? Naturally -- using a special burial suit seeded with pollution-gobbling mushrooms. Yes, this just might be the strangest TEDTalk you'll ever see ...
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; TED Fellows; arts; death; design; green; invention; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Yang Lan: The generation that's remaking China - TED.com
Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who's been called "the Oprah of China," offers insight into the next generation of young Chinese citizens -- urban, connected (via microblogs) and alert to injustice.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; china; economics; global issues; media; politics; 2011
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| Yasheng Huang: Does democracy stifle economic growth? - TED.com
Economist Yasheng Huang compares China to India, and asks how China's authoritarian rule contributed to its astonishing economic growth -- leading to a big question: Is democracy actually holding India back? Huang's answer may surprise you.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; culture; economics; global issues; politics; 2011
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| Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic - TED.com
Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds. Frustrated by this waste, Mike Biddle has developed a cheap and incredibly energy efficient plant that can, and does, recycle any kind of plastic.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; business; global issues; green; plastic; technology; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Mikko Hypponen: Fighting viruses, defending the net - TED.com
It's been 25 years since the first PC virus (Brain A) hit the net, and what was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. Computer security expert Mikko Hyppönen tells us how we can stop these new viruses from threatening the internet as we know it.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; Internet; computers; crime; global issues; technology; virus; 2011
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| Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods) - TED.com
Using three iPods like magical props, Marco Tempest spins a clever, surprisingly heartfelt meditation on truth and lies, art and emotion.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; art; arts; design; entertainment; illusion; magic; music; technology; 2011
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| Aparna Rao: High-tech art (with a sense of humor) - TED.com
Artist and TED Fellow Aparna Rao re-imagines the familiar in surprising, often humorous ways. With her collaborator Soren Pors, Rao creates high-tech art installations -- a typewriter that sends emails, a camera that tracks you through the room only to make you invisible on screen -- that put a playful spin on ordinary objects and interactions.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; TED Fellows; art; creativity; humor; technology; 2011
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| Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself - TED.com
Actor Thandie Newton tells the story of finding her "otherness" -- first, as a child growing up in two distinct cultures, and then as an actor playing with many different selves. A warm, wise talk, fresh from stage at TEDGlobal 2011.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; art; arts; culture; entertainment; psychology; self; 2011
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| A robot that flies like a bird - TED.com
Plenty of robots can fly -- but none can fly like a real bird. That is, until Markus Fischer and his team at Festo built SmartBird, a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull, that flies by flapping its wings. A soaring demo fresh from TEDGlobal 2011.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; animals; biomechanics; biomimicry; design; robots; technology; 2011
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| Rory Stewart: Time to end the war in Afghanistan - TED.com
British MP Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan after 9/11, talking with citizens and warlords alike. Now, a decade later, he asks: Why are Western and coalition forces still fighting there? He shares lessons from past military interventions that worked -- Bosnia, for instance -- and shows that humility and local expertise are the keys to success.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; Foreign Policy; global issues; military; peace; politics; war; 2011
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| Alex Steffen: The shareable future of cities - TED.com
How can cities help save the future? Alex Steffen shows some cool neighborhood-based green projects that expand our access to things we want and need -- while reducing the time we spend in cars.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; architecture; cities; collaboration; design; energy; environment; green; technology; 2011
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| Bunker Roy: Learning from a barefoot movement - TED.com
In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; culture; development; education; global issues; invention; women; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Pavan Sukhdev: Put a value on nature! - TED.com
Every day, we use materials from the earth without thinking, for free. But what if we had to pay for their true value: would it make us more careful about what we use and what we waste? Think of Pavan Sukhdev as nature's banker -- assessing the value of the Earth's assets. Eye-opening charts will make you think differently about the cost of air, water, trees ...
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; business; economics; finance; global issues; green; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Karen Tse: How to stop torture - TED.com
Political prisoners aren't the only ones being tortured -- the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary cases, even in 'functioning' legal systems. Social activist Karen Tse shows how we can, and should, stand up and end the use of routine torture.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; global issues; law; politics; prison; war; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Todd Kuiken: A prosthetic arm that "feels" - TED.com
Physiatrist and engineer Todd Kuiken is building a prosthetic arm that connects with the human nervous system -- improving motion, control and even feeling. Onstage, patient Amanda Kitts helps demonstrate this next-gen robotic arm.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; design; engineering; invention; medicine; prosthetics; science; technology; 2011
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| Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science - TED.com
Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharmaceutical industry.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; data; health care; illness; illusion; medicine; science; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Alison Gopnik: What do babies think? - TED.com
"Babies and young children are like the R and D division of the human species," says psychologist Alison Gopnik. Her research explores the sophisticated intelligence-gathering and decision-making that babies are really doing when they play.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED; Talks; brain; children; culture; education; psychology; TEDGlobal 2011; 2011
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| Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity - TED.com
Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a piece of "social technology" that allowed early human tribes to access a powerful new tool: cooperation.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2011; TED; Talks; biology; communication; culture; evolution; language; science; 2011
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